10 great pictures of the Burning Man, festival which inspired Second Life

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words: it is certainly true for the Burning Man, festival created in 1986 by Larry Harvey and Jerry James, from 1997 organized by Black Rock City, Llc, which annually, in the week before the Labor Day (the first Monday of September) gather at Black Rock City, temporary community created over the salt expanse of the Black Rock Desert, in Nevada, thousands of geek managers and creative people from all over the world, eager to prove that they are members of the community “that matters” (according to a urban legend Google does not hire managers who have not been here at least once to participate in the Burning Man).

Burning Man through Victor Habchy’s eyes

Yet there are different kind of pictures: you could try to cover the Burning Man with istant pictures suited to the most important tabloids or to mainstream news sites from all over the world, or si you can try to take pictures taking the mood of the event, as in the case of the photographer Vicktor Habchy who on his site published a selection of the most surreal and dazzling at the same time picturers the world has ever seen of the most beloved party of the American upper class, a party which inspired Philip Rosedale in creating Second Life as he repeatedly stated.

Surreal images in Nevada desert

Judge for yourself through our selection, or visit Vicktor Habchy’s site to watch the complete gallery and of course if you wanna stay up to date, continue to follow Mondivirtuali.it, even through our account on Twitter and our fanpage on Facebook (but remember: Mondivirtuali is also on Flickr, on Pinterest, on Scoop.it, on Paper.li and also on Youtube). Share this article, you will help us to follow always better topics that you are interested in!!

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